Rakul Preet Singh summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in alleged money laundering matter connected to Tollywood drug case – Times of India

Rakul Preet Singh has been once again summoned by the Enforcement Directorate, who is probing an alleged money laundering matter connected to Tollywood drug case, state reports coming out of Hyderabad and Telugu news sources. The actress was previously questioned by the investigating agency on September 3, 2021. The ED has been probing this drug trafficking and consumption case since the past four years and several Telugu actors have been questioned in the matter.

This drugs care reportedly hit headlines in July 2017, when customs officials seized drugs worth Rs 30 lakh from musician Calvin Mascarenhas and two others. Tollywood celebrities Ravi Teja, Charmee Kaur, Navdeep, Mumaith Khan, Tanish, Nandu, Tarun and Baahubali fame Rana Daggubati were previously summoned by the ED.

Speaking about the case, an ED official had previously told TOI, “Around 12 cases were booked by Telangana Excise and Prohibition department and 11 charge sheets were filled. Mostly drug traffickers around eight persons were charge sheeted in the cases then. Most of them are lower-level drug traffickers. We have called excise officials as witnesses. Likewise, till we get evidence Tollywood celebrities will be considered as witnesses. Their names have figured in the investigation.”

On the work front, Rakul Preet Singh has ‘Chhatriwali’ and ‘Meri Patni Ka Remake’ in te pipeline.